Woody Harrelson goes to war
Three-time Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson has a role in Roland Emmerich's new film Midway *, reports Deadline. The Three Billboards star will be accompanied by Mandy Moore (This Is Us, A Walk to Love). Filming will be based on a script by Wes Tookie, who worked on the Colony series.The film tells about one of the largest naval battles of the Second World War, which took place between the United States and Japan in June 1942, and in many ways changed the course of history. The plot delves into the personal stories of sailors and pilots, touches the Pacific theater of operations from the point of view of a simple soldier. The project budget will be about $ 100 million. Filming will start on August 16 and will take place in Canada and Hawaii. The film will be produced by experienced Matt Jackson ("The Big Game") and Mark Gordon ("Saving Private Ryan").  Harrelson was nominated for an Oscar for the aforementioned Three Billboards, as well as for his roles in The Messenger and The People vs. Larry Flynt. He will soon be seen in the blockbusters Venom with Tom Hardy and Han Solo: Star Wars. Stories. The perpetuation of this naval battle in the cinema has already taken place more than once. The most successful and popular case is the 1976 film Midway, starring Charlton Heston and Henry Fonda. And for Emmerich, this project will not be a new bar in his career, because the director already has such large-scale films as "Independence Day", "Patriot", "The Day After Tomorrow" and "2012". Everything suggests that the viewers are expected, perhaps without surprises, but a high-quality and serious military drama. * - preliminary translation. The Topic of Article: Woody Harrelson goes to war. |
